What if you had a drug with side effects so powerful that the benefits would outweigh every risk. Would you take it?
Alan loves his new job. It's in his field, he is paid well, and he works in a gorgeous building with a girl he has had a crush on since high school, Michelle. She works at a pharmaceutical company with headquarters in the same building. Michelle is stunning and fun, but she can be flaky at times. When Alan learns that she is working with a small group to go against the big pharmaceutical company because of a specific drug, Alan is intrigued. For this reason (and a very large paycheck), Alan takes a job offer from Michelle's boss. Not only does he get paid well, he also gets to work with Michelle and help save the world from a dangerous drug. The more Alan uncovers, though, the more questions he has about what's going on and how much time he has.
Big Pharmaceutical companies are notorious for having the reputation of institutions that embody greed. They release drugs that may not entirely benefit the population due to the side effects it causes, yet charge obscene amounts of money. Are their financial gains sometimes warranted? What if they really are just trying to help? Or what if their drugs are so powerful that people disregard the side effects for the taste of immortality... From the brilliant mind of Owen Grant comes his debut novella 'Side Effects' which will have you questioning yourself and the characters every step of the way.
